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Thomas B. Catron

Thomas B. Catron Thomas Benton Catron (October 6, 1840May 15, 1921) was an American politician and lawyer who was influential in the establishment of the U.S. state of New Mexico, and served as one of its first United States Senators. Catron has defenders but enemies have described him as a "greedy land grabber and ruthless politico."

Catron was a native of Missouri and a graduate of the University of Missouri. He was a Confederate States Army veteran of the American Civil War. After the war, he moved to New Mexico Territory, where he learned Spanish, studied law, and attained admission to the bar. A Republican even though most Southerners were Democrats, Catron soon made his mark in both law and politics, including serving as a district attorney, territorial attorney general (1869–1872), and United States Attorney for New Mexico (1872–1878). He later served on the New Mexico Territorial Council (1884, 1888, 1889), as the Territorial Delegate to Congress (1895–1897), President of the New Mexico Bar Association (1895), and Mayor of Santa Fe (1906–1908).

In addition to practicing law Catron was a member of the Santa Fe Ring of prominent attorneys, politicians and land speculators. He used his knowledge of New Mexico's Spanish and Mexican land grants to acquire land from Hispanic settlers unfamiliar with Anglo law and the English language and often not even aware that their ownership of the land where they lived was being challenged. He accumulated title to more than , possibly making him the largest landholder in the United States. When New Mexico achieved statehood, the legislature elected Catron one of the state's first U.S. Senators. He served from 1912 to 1916, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916. He died in Santa Fe, and was buried in Santa Fe's Fairview Cemetery. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Benjamin R. Buffington. February 27, 1917. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    Hays Gaskill. February 27, 1917. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    Right of aliens to hold lands in the territories. January 9, 1897. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Mrs. George A. Miller. January 26, 1916. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    James W. McGreevey. August 3, 1914. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    Right of aliens to hold lands in the territories. January 9, 1897. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed.

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    Caleb T. Holland. January 26, 1917. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    William M. Carroll. February 21, 1914. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    James B. Smock. May 22, 1914. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    Rank of certain retired Army officers. July 18, 1914. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    Daniel H. Powers. July 18, 1914. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    G.L. Taneyhill. June 16, 1914. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    Highway along the Rio Grande border. July 14, 1914. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    George Le Clear. February 14, 1917. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    El Paso and Northeastern Railroad Company. June 6, 1896. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.

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    Amending Revised Statutes relating to territories. April 18, 1896. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.

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    Distribution of certain cannon. January 30, 1897. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.

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    Extent and boundaries of Las Animas Grant. February 6, 1897. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.

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    Charles S. Jackson. January 24, 1913. -- Ordered to be printed.

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    William W. Prude. January 31, 1913. -- Ordered to be printed.

    Published 1913
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